tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post7254455240072326868..comments2024-01-05T04:28:28.562-06:00Comments on The Everyday Adventurer: I Hate Stupid JerksRick (Ratty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062449024949497557noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-23814207339668525082010-03-12T19:52:58.916-06:002010-03-12T19:52:58.916-06:00I don't blame you for being pissed at those je...I don't blame you for being pissed at those jerks. Those geese were so peaceful and looked so beautiful walking like that. Sorry your video got ruined by those dogs.Ginnymohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865222893888430709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-15821416527190467552010-03-12T12:40:14.981-06:002010-03-12T12:40:14.981-06:00Yes..things are often ruined by folks who don'...Yes..things are often ruined by folks who don't take responsibility for their pets. <br />The geese are great..glad to see they are back.The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-21825679196201544732010-03-11T10:41:00.250-06:002010-03-11T10:41:00.250-06:00Ratty, that was scary just watching the video and ...Ratty, that was scary just watching the video and hearing the dogs and their owners. I would not know how to defend myself at all against a pack of dogs. I'd probably run and as a result be in danger. We have leash laws here although they very often are not heeded. I know in my botanical gardens that dogs are not allowed and I've never seen any. You are correct, the owners are stupid jerks because if their dogs were to harm anyone they would be liable so they obviously are not thinking.<br /><br />On another note seeing the geese in your video was really cool and the photos are wonderful.Joanne Olivierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856998108256408734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-42538363153341992522010-03-11T00:37:27.939-06:002010-03-11T00:37:27.939-06:00That's terrible that you got interrupted like ...That's terrible that you got interrupted like that. The video with the geese was just starting to be really nice too.<br /><br />My human's boyfriend has a dog. I don't like her because she weighs ten times as much as me and her size scares me a little, but all the humans who meet her say she is the sweetest dog. She loves to make friends. But even so, it would not be a good idea to take her off her leash in a park and let her run around trying to make friends with people, because some of them are afraid of dogs for whatever reason (just like I am) and it would be impolite to those people who don't know her and don't know how she may behave. So it was downright dangerous for those horrible humans to let their MEAN dogs run around like that! It put you in danger, and put any other innocent creatures nearby in danger, too.<br /><br />As I said, I'm not a kitty who is particularly dog-friendly, but in this case, even I put the blame where it belongs: on ignorant, neglectful people who should not be allowed to own dogs.Sparklehttp://www.sparklecat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-72896355408815967222010-03-10T23:08:51.783-06:002010-03-10T23:08:51.783-06:00You're a lot more mellow than I am, Ratty. I ...You're a lot more mellow than I am, Ratty. I would have kept the camera pointed right at the vicious dogs and then would have yelled at and threatened their owners with going to the authorities with proof of their viciousness and danger to the public!! It just makes me so angry when folks don't raise their animals well AND THEN are irresponsible when exposing them to the public...yes, it makes my blood boil!! (I deal with boneheads like this in my campground sometimes...but at least I can kick them out!!) Love the geese, tho!WillOaks Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986825696455165387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-24456125659829110072010-03-10T17:13:51.646-06:002010-03-10T17:13:51.646-06:00I remember your boot size, those dogs were in seri...I remember your boot size, those dogs were in serious danger.wiseacrehttp://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-13921045293737788252010-03-10T16:38:12.234-06:002010-03-10T16:38:12.234-06:00As much of a dog lover as I am, I know that you sh...As much of a dog lover as I am, I know that you should never underestimate a dogs ability to harm anyone at any time. The owners acted very irresponsibly and are lucky that it ended the way it did. Hope the lady you met in the parking lot didn't encounter them on her walk. The one nature trail that I went to last summer doesn't allow dogs at all.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886333496997952719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-24537520323227519262010-03-10T14:49:24.508-06:002010-03-10T14:49:24.508-06:00That is really too bad that those dogs ruined your...That is really too bad that those dogs ruined your picture taking. Those guys should have been arrested for having mean dogs in the park and let them off their leashes. You must have been really scared. I would have been. Hope those dogs didn't get any of the wild life or any other person or dogs. Hope the rest of your day was better.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571726966413507123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-17129912262603044342010-03-10T11:59:27.963-06:002010-03-10T11:59:27.963-06:00I sympathize with you fully. Dogs should always be...I sympathize with you fully. Dogs should always be leashed, no matter how much the owner might think they trust them. I almost got attacked by a pitbull off the leash last week.Cruiselife & Cohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09587257784329180930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-41888444430694280562010-03-10T11:46:18.625-06:002010-03-10T11:46:18.625-06:00I sympathize with you Ratty and I share in your an...I sympathize with you Ratty and I share in your anger. I have had similar encounters. It amazes me how some people just don't get it that an animal is an animal and as such we must take responsibility to control them if we decide to keep them as pets. I saw an encounter recently with a woman who had a very large pit bull with her while waiting for her kids to get out of school. It lunged at another dog unprovoked. Fortunately there was no injury. Both dogs were on leashes, but the pit actually dragged this woman anywhere it wanted to go; if it had decided to continue or God forbid go for a child there would be nothing she could do. Sometimes even a leash is just not enough. I think we need to really look at what an animal is capable of and plan based on that. The old me gets riled up at things like this and starts thinking things that are not becoming (or edifying). Now that I think about it, considering the things we know people are capable of; maybe it is the owners that should sometimes be on a leash.<br /><br />Praying for your peace Ratty, and thanking God no one was hurt. Who knows, maybe they learned something from it.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698003799333859670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-90057699787215623452010-03-10T11:18:02.894-06:002010-03-10T11:18:02.894-06:00Aaaarghh!!!! I understand how you feel Ratty. I ha...Aaaarghh!!!! I understand how you feel Ratty. I hate that situation too. Not only the dogs but the owner also need to be on leashed. I would rather kill the dogs than let them hurt me. Sorry to say that.VanillaSevenhttp://vanillaseven.com/2010/03/10/sunset-at-labrador-park/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-21231092434514009862010-03-10T08:58:31.177-06:002010-03-10T08:58:31.177-06:00Ratty- Large unfriendly dogs are the pits. When Ch...Ratty- Large unfriendly dogs are the pits. When Chips was alive, and he hiked with me, I found that this made us even more vulnerable because dogs always seem to have to decide who is the boss. I was bitten twice (once on a hike so that got into my book). And dogs can behave differently in large groups, too, as I'm sure you know. Even dog lovers, like you and me, know when things are not good. Not every dog is a good doggie! Glad this turned out well. I was afraid you were going to say that they had killed a goose.Sharkbytes (TM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08379841586422814410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-68334073296032302010-03-10T08:56:40.054-06:002010-03-10T08:56:40.054-06:00You labeled those guys correctly.You labeled those guys correctly.Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-21144438904332233742010-03-10T08:19:02.349-06:002010-03-10T08:19:02.349-06:00I can fully understand that since I have spent mos...I can fully understand that since I have spent most of my times at the dam so quietly, and alone.<br /><br />The interuption certainly spoiled the day.rainfield61https://www.blogger.com/profile/01334864123466123667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-35845407333806324772010-03-10T06:14:06.697-06:002010-03-10T06:14:06.697-06:00Wow, I'd be scared if dogs were running at me ...Wow, I'd be scared if dogs were running at me like that. Crazy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09617527703807571067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-26500485748210654642010-03-10T05:26:48.742-06:002010-03-10T05:26:48.742-06:00Your peaceful moment was interrupted, and I could ...Your peaceful moment was interrupted, and I could hear it in the video. I would be scare to see dogs running loose like that Ratty..Some idiots will remain idiots!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com